Texas’ largest red urban county had a strong showing on Tuesday by Republican candidates, including those for county judge and district attorney.
With a majority of commissioners court retiring, the court will have a new makeup come January no matter how the midterms go.
Headlined by the gubernatorial campaign, below are 10 races in Texas to watch closely going into November.
In response to recently found body camera footage, Sheriff Waybourn’s office suggested the attorney general is the best to investigate possible crimes.
Republican Tim O’Hare plans to lower property taxes while Democrat Deborah Peoples praised the pandemic leadership of the current county judge and commissioners court.
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court, some of the highest-paid county officials in the state, plans to give itself a pay increase.
Fort Worth is the last major city with a Republican mayor in Texas, and one of the last few in the country.
Parker and Peoples, who are heading to a run-off on June 5 to be Fort Worth mayor, answered questions about economic development, diversity, and transportation issues.
Mattie Parker and Deborah Peoples are the two remaining candidates in the race for mayor of Fort Worth. The runoff is scheduled for June 5.
Since Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price announced she would not seek reelection, five candidates have entered the race for her spot.
